vax recommend using their own carpet cleaning solution.However screwfix sell some, which I think is reasonably priced and some of the reviewers have used it with their vax machines.

13th Oct 2017

Not sure how good this is but Vax products tend to be best value in recent years.I've only had to use Vax customer service once when the Mrs broke an attachment on our Vax vacuum cleaner. They sent a replacement out FOC next day even though I'd told them she'd slammed a great big heavy door against it so our fault entirely.

12th Oct 2017

Half this price at Studio

12th Oct 2017

Wouldn't buy any Vax, been bitten too many times.

12th Oct 2017

The customer service is very good from Vax. We had two which stopped working within warranty and they replaced them straight away. I wouldn't buy another as the machines themselves didn't seem particularly robust.

I can confirm it's 6 years guarantee. Just ordered it and received an email stating it's automatically registered for 6 years guarantee. Shame, there is no option for quicker delivery even at additional cost. Looking forward to it and can't wait to use it. Reviews looks good and at this price it must be great value for £££.

26th Jul 2017

Ordered the All Terrain yesterday, and even after querying that it now said 2 years guarantee with customer support who almost talked themselves out of a sale by confirming 2 years, not 6 as stated in the video presentation I got an e-mail last night stating 6 years guarantee registered automatically with VAX.

With 2 years guarantee I had figured to take advantage of the option to return it within 30 days to try it, see how it performs and decide if to keep it or return it, possibly for a refurb with just a years guarantee for even less money.

6 years guarantee means I'll keep it unless it is totally useless.Didn't manage to get the extra £10 off for first time customer through online chat but I'll take a 6 year ticket as a win and be thankful.

Edited by: "BikerTaz69" 26th Jul 2017

Original Poster

10th Jul 2017

ant3000

How did you get extra £10 off?

Just called the sales team and told them i was a new customer. They first said that they cant give me the '£10 off your first order' deal with the CARPET4 discount code, just i just asked the lady to speak to her manager. So she came back to me and said she will apply the CARPET4 code to my order, charge me £139.99, and then process a £10 refund. Just checked my account, the -£139.99 and +£10 have both gone through together - netting to £129.99!

8th Jul 2017

How did you get extra £10 off?

7th Jul 2017

I suggest people dont bother with Vax's carpet shampoo and just stick with basic floor cleaner (like flash).Smells much nicer and seems to clean a lot better too! Plus at £1 a bottle it is much, much cheaper.

So is there one that is recommended (Don't say the George!)? I have to say, this one has on the whole excellent reviews so I was surprised to read the above. I

'm toying between this or the rapide - immediate use is for a car but then on it would be for the house every so often. Given I have a "dry" vac already, the dry function on the 6131t will not be used so I'm treating it as a wet only just like the Rapide.

5th Jul 2017

To echo above, good for upholstery, poor for carpet. Also the pump will die, I'm on my second replacement as pump has died twice in a year!

5th Jul 2017

slannmage

I got this the other year, it doesn't clean the carpet, it just makes it … I got this the other year, it doesn't clean the carpet, it just makes it wet. I had to just rent a professional one out that did the job.

Got it too, large attachment is pretty useless, but good results with the small attachment for cleaning cars interiors.

Dry vac is pretty poor compared to our other miele vac

Although I paid £68.98 deivered

4th Jul 2017

I got this the other year, it doesn't clean the carpet, it just makes it wet.

Is it not cheaper to rent a doc rug? Sorry, I have never cleaned a carpet … Is it not cheaper to rent a doc rug? Sorry, I have never cleaned a carpet with one of these but I am moving house soon and might need one of these to rent or buy. Appreciate any comment.

As a one-off clean, almost certainly it is. The beauty of buying though is you've then got the device for as long as it lasts and can use it as often as you want. People who buy a Bissell/Vax probably wash their carpets every year or two (more if you have dogs or messy kids), plus there's the occasions where a wine or coffee get knocked over and you can whip this out.... Depends on what you want/need really.

25th Apr 2017

Is it not cheaper to rent a doc rug? Sorry, I have never cleaned a carpet with one of these but I am moving house soon and might need one of these to rent or buy. Appreciate any comment.

Thanks for this. Just a shame you can't mix and match. Can't moan though, I've ordered enough authentic detergent to last the lifetime of both my machines. 3 x Wash & Protect Pet, 3 x Deep Clean, 3 x Spot Formula, 3 x Spot OxyBoost. All for £85 delivered! Amazon, where I would have gone would have cost £150. I wouldn't have bought them all at the same time however, so will have to look at it in the long run.I wouldn't touch the supermarket / DIY store own label. Why pay out for a decent carpet cleaner, to run non approved detergents with it? Although I'm also one of those guys who doesn't touch any supermarket petrol, but that's another story.

@ luvsadeal - OP mentions VAX sale, so I hardly think they work for Bissell.

Original Poster

29th Mar 2017

luvsadealdealdeal

this is your first deal - do you work for these expensive Bissell people?

No I do not work for Bissell since you asked, I don't get a dime from them.

29th Mar 2017

Serfmio

For the sake of preserving my Bissell Guarantee, I will stick with … For the sake of preserving my Bissell Guarantee, I will stick with genuine products. What I posted is a bargain for a genuine product! How often do you hear that?

What do you mean by "genuine"? What's not genuine about the screwfic product ans why would it in anyway affect the operation of your cleaner?

I have the bissel stuff - got a bottle of it yellow labelled at Tesco for £3 - it's not more effective than any other cleaner I've used. If i have particulalry heavy soiling to remove i put some liquid detergent meant for the washing machine in my cleaner - and it has done it no harm over many years. After all, all the carpet cleaner does is squirt the stuff out, scrub it into the carpet and suck it back up.

29th Mar 2017

this is your first deal - do you work for these expensive Bissell people?

Original Poster

29th Mar 2017

luvsadealdealdeal

or get this one 5L … or get this one 5L £11.99[http://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-carpet-cleaning-detergent-5ltr/70509?[/url]

For the sake of preserving my Bissell Guarantee, I will stick with genuine products. What I posted is a bargain for a genuine product! How often do you hear that?

looks like it automatically gets voted cold as people confuse this with other models , looking back it was never a hot deal and this is the lowest price for this particular model

27th Dec 2016

clashpie

Why is this being voted cold as it seems cheaper than most places?Reviews … Why is this being voted cold as it seems cheaper than most places?Reviews are decent too!!!

It's quite often available for less.

27th Dec 2016

BrocMudflap

Deffo don't buy a 'refurbished' one off Direct Vacuums. I got one and … Deffo don't buy a 'refurbished' one off Direct Vacuums. I got one and these machines are end of life units bought from Vax. All they do is wash the bits that you can see and send it out as a refurbished unit. I ended up getting one through Amazon Warehouse for £85 and it is bob on! A very effective and robust unit which turned out to be brand new open box!

​I also bought same price from amazon warehouse and it was brand new, just open box.

27th Dec 2016

Why is this being voted cold as it seems cheaper than most places?Reviews are decent too!!!

I've been thinking about cleaning my carpets for a few months now, so this deal made me sit up and take notice. I have no knowledge whatsoever of these items and no idea if this is a good price, so I had a quick search on eBay and you can pick up Vax carpet cleaners (often manufacturer refurbs, but models with lots of good reviews) for ~£60. So while this looks good with its £110 discount from the standard selling price, I think you can buy better for cheaper without too much effort. In the end I made an offer of £55 (accepted) for this one (VRS801 model, which is the same as the W86-DD-B model according to Chat on vax.co.uk, the latter of which is currently discounted to £140 from £200 on the Vax website): ebay.co.uk/itm…033. Still 6 left.